Wick burner



VF.v F. BENNETT WICK BURNER Filed July 23 1925 @twain Patented Aug.. i9, 1924.

STATES FREDERICK E. BENNETT; or YrsILANTI, MICHIGAN.

WICK- BURNER.

A-ppncanon filed July a3,

T0 allwhom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FnEDERrcK F.l BEN- NETT, a citizen of the United States of lAmerica, residing atjYpsilanti, in the county of IVashtenaw and State of Michigan, llave invented certain new and usefullmprovements in `Wick Burners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to oil burners of the wick type vand consists in certain improvements in construction whereby the wick is readily accessible and may be more easily adjusted and removed than in the usual types. The features of construction und the advantages to be obtained therefrom are fully set forth :hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein :f-

Figure l is a4 sectional elevation of rthe burner;

Figure 2 isa plan view thereof.; y

Figure 3 is a plan view of the adjusting handle;

Figure A is a longitudinal section through the adjusting mechanism.

The improved burner comprises an outer Lcylindrical casing A having a raised bottom plate B and a central tubular member C, all suitably secured together to-majke an annular oil chamber A with an inlet connection A2 communicating therewith near. the bottom member B. The latter has' an annular recess B near the outer wall. Ay and .the adjacent annular shoulders B2 forming one wall 4of :said recess. j D is a cylindrical tubular member arranged coaxially with the outer casing A to form the annular `wick chamber E therebetween. The cylinder Dis `held in position within the casing by'having the lower end inserted in the recess B and engaging thev annular shoulders B2. F is .a cover member having the annular flange F closely fitting the walls of the tubular member D and secured thereto by suitable means such as by indenting the metal of rone member into the other. For clamping the member D in position there is a stud G secured to the central tube C by a bracket G2 and extending through kan aperture F? in the cover member where it engages the wing nut H is an annular wick arrangedr inthe annular chamber E between the `outer cas ing and the cylindrical member D. `The wick is supported by a metallic sleeve I provided with a seriesl of perforations J ar- 1923'. Serial No. 653,265.y

ranged in helical lines around the periphery thereof. y i

For raising and lowering the wick there is the-'toothed wheel K mounted upon a shaft Ly j ournaled in the housing L on the outer pe` riphery .of the casing A. The shaftk L is obliquely arranged so that the teeth of the wheel Kwhich project within the outer casingthrough a slot L2 `engage the sleeve I in the apertures J. At the outer end of the shaft L is a knob My for actuating the wheel K to raise and lower the wick. It will be noted that because ofthe helical arrangement of the perforations J the wick is given both ,a rotary and longitudinal ymovement turning theknob. A lever N is rotatively mounted upon the shaft L adjacent to the knob M and is provided with inturned edges N adapted to engage ratchet teeth M peiupherally'r V,arianged upon the inturned flange M2 ofthe knob. They lever is resilL iently held in engagement with the ratchet by a spring() sleeved upon the shaft and abutting the shoulders O while the inner end of the lever is inwardly bent atk N2 to 'the burner while, ifit/isdesired to remove the lvvickpthe lever is manually operable against the Aaction of the spring O `to release ythe teeth N from the ratchet notches M to permita full .upward movement. Also, by

rremoving. they thumb nut G, the member D forming the inner'guide for t-liewick may be easily removed thereby aiding greatly in` assembly and disassembly of the wick. The member D, however7` is positively` secured within the casing and is rproperly aligned therewith by the annular shoulders B2.

/ In assembling the wickin the burner it isplaced'in the annular chamber E so that the perforations J are aligned with the teeth of the wheel K and the knobM is turned counter .clockwise causing a. downward movement thereof. Because .of the arrangementof the ratchet teeth `M it is unneces- `sary tomanipuflate the .lever N for when the latter engages the. fixed stop IJ it simply rides over the teeth until the lower end of the sleeve I reaches the bottom of the recess B. The length of the wick is preferably such that at thisvpoint it is entirely within the annular chamber E but by turning the knob in the reverse direction until the lever again engages the fixed stop it is suiciently raised to be lighted. This arrangement permits of easy assembly of the wick by ja person not familiar with burner construction since it is only `necessary to turn the knob as far as it will go in one direc-tion and then turn it as far as it will go iu vthe other direction when the burner will be in condition for use.

What I vclaim as my invention is l. In a wick burner, the combination of an outer casing, an annular wick within said casing, and an inner guide for said wick removably clamped to said casing.

2. In a wick burner, the combination of an outer cylindrical casing, an inner cylindrical member coaxially arranged within said burner casing and forming an annular chamber therebetween, and means for removably clamping said inner member in Xed rela-tion to Vsaid casing.

3. In a wick burner, the combination of an outer cylindrical casing, an inner member arranged within said casing and forming an annular chamber therebetween, means for positioning said inner member coaxially with saidy casing, and means for removably clamping said member to said casing. y f

4. In a wick burner, the combination of a. cylindrical container having a bottom provided with an annular recess forming adj acent annular shoulders, an' inner cylindrical tube removably eng'aging said bottom in saidl recess and positioned coaxially with said casing by said shoulders to form an annuv lar chamber in said chambeiya Huid inlet for said chamber, and means for clamping said inner tube to said bottom.

5. In a wick burner, the combination with a container having spaced outer and inner walls, and a bottom connectingsa-id walls provided with an annular recess forming adjacent annular shoulders, of a tubular cylindrical' member removably engaging said bottom and positioned coaxially with said casing by said shoulders to form an annular chamber, means for clamping said tubular member to said body, a fluid inlet for said annular chamber, an annular wick in said chamber, and means for raising vand lowering said wick.

6. In a wick burner, thecombination with an oil container having a wick therein, of means forraising and lowering said wick including a rotatable shaft, a'knob secured to said shaft, a fixed stop, a cooperating stop member normally engaging said knob to lhnit the movement of said wick, and manually operable means for releasing said cooperating stop member from said knob to permit the removal of said wick.

7 In a wick burner, the combination with an oil container having a wick therein, of means for raising and lowering said wick including a rotatable shaft, a knob secured, to said shaft having teeth thereon, a lever rotatablymounted on said shaft and prov vided with teeth for engaging the teeth on said knob, a fixed stop engageable with said lever to limit the rotation of said knob, and a spring normally holding the teeth of said lever in engagement with the teeth o-f said knob. j

8. In a wick burner, thel combination of an outer casing, an annular wick therein, an inner tubular guide for said Vwick removably secured to said casing, a sleeve secured to said wick and provided with a series of apertures, a toothed wheel rotatably mounted on said casing and engaging said sleeve in said apertures, an operating knob conl nected to said wheel, an adjustable stop normally having a ratchet engagement with said knob, a fixed stop cooperating with said adjustable stop to limit the movement of said wick in one direction, the ratchet engagement of said adjustable stop permitting unlimited movement of said wick in the opposite direction, and manually operv able means for releasing said adjustablestop from said knob to permit removal of the wick.

9. In a wick burner, the combination of a container having spaced cylindrical outer and inner walls forming an annular chamber therebetween one of said cylindrical walls being removable, an annular wick longitudinally adjustable in said annular chamber and guided by said walls, and means for clamping said removal cylindrical wall in position to form said chamber.l ,10. In al wick burner, the combination lwith an oil container having a wick therein,

of means for raising and lowering said wick including a rotatable shaft, a knob secured to said shaft having peripherally arranged ratchet teeth', a stop lmember rotatably mounted on said shaft and resiliently en- I gaging said ratchet teeth, and a cooperating fixed stop member arranged to limit the movement of said knoby in the direction to raise said wick while premitting unlimited ymovement in the opposite direction to lower the wick.

11. In a wick burner, the combination with a casing and a wick therein, ofk means for adjusting said wick comprising a rotatable knob for actuating said wick, an adjustable stop yieldingly held in a ratchet .engagement therewith, a fixed stop cooperating with said adjustable stop to limit the movement of said wick in onedirection, and means lfor normally releasing said ratchet engagement to permit removal of the Wick7 said ratchet engagementpermitting the actuation of said Wick in the opposite direction Without the rele-ase thereof.

l2. In a Wick burner, the ycombination with an oil container having a Wick therein, of means for raising and lowering said Wick including a rotatable shaft, a knob secured to said shaft having peripherally arranged ratchet teeth, an adjustable stop member r0- tatably mounted on said shaft and resiliently engaging said ratchet teeth, a housing in which said rotatable shaft is journaled, a fixed stop secured to said housing and projected into the path lof said adjustable stop member thereby cooperating With the same to normally limit the upward movement of said Wick While permitting unlimited movement in the opposite direction to lower said Wick, said lever having its outer end projecting beyond the notches in said knob to form a handle for manually releasing said lever from said ratchet teeth to allow removal of the Wick.

13. In a Wick burner, the combination with a container having spaced inner and outer cylindrical Walls forming an annular oil-receiving chamber, of a tubular guide member removably insertable Within said annular chamber and spaced from said outer Wall to `form an annular Wick chamber, and means for clamping said tubular member to said container.

14. Ina Wick burner, the combination with a container having spaced inner and outer cylindrical `Walls forming an annular' oil-receiving chamber, of a tubular guide member removably insertab-le Within said annular chamber and spaced from said outer Wall to form an annular Wick chamber, said container being provided with annular shoulders for positioning said tubular guide member, a cover member secured to the upper portion `of ysaid tubular member, and means for clamping said cover member to said container.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signa ture.

FREDERICK F. BENNETT. 

